Deborah Sanders

• Developed and maintained relationships with prospective students through effective communication strategies.
• Conducted presentations and demonstrations of educational products to showcase benefits and features.
• Collaborated with team members to implement sales strategies and improve customer engagement.
• Assisted clients in identifying educational needs and suitable programs.

• Managed follow-up communications to ensure customer satisfaction and retention.
• Supported onboarding processes for new clients, ensuring a smooth transition into programs.
• Adapted quickly to changes in product offerings, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of education services.
• Researched market trends to provide insights for enhancing service offerings.

• Recruited, hired, trained, and mentored team of 12 highly-qualified educational consultants to deliver sales presentations and provide professional development for teachers across 10 southeastern states.
• Directed collaboration across functional teams to develop strategic consulting solutions for clients.
• Maintained close professional relationships with key customers
• Analyzed market trends, identifying opportunities and strengthening client engagement strategies.
• Delivered feedback on current products and input for future resource development.
• Planned and executed training sessions for sales reps and consultants.

Led southeast region operations across sales management, direct sales, educational consulting, and office support, providing oversight for 3 sales managers, 20 sales representatives, and a 6 member administrative support team.

Hired, trained and mentored managers and assisted with hiring training and mentoring of sales reps and consultants

Planned and orchestrated regional product and sales meetings.

Worked with Atlanta office administrative team and national office to complete and submit complex state-adoption bids.

Manage bids, state department, state committee work and sampling to ensure approval for state lists.

Worked with state teams to identify issues and needs, create winning sales message, and manage sample and expense budgets.

Provided marketing and financial information to the home office.

Managed, trained, and mentored sales reps across North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia.

Cultivated strong relationships with key contacts

Provided product training

Worked with teams to identify issues and develop campaigns

Worked with reps and managers to develop effective sales presentations

Managed sample and expense budgets

• Designed and deployed instructional strategies to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
• Worked with educators to create curriculum aligned with state standards and best practices.
• Facilitated professional development workshops emphasizing effective teaching methodologies and classroom management techniques.
• Examined student performance data to support instructional adjustments and advance continuous improvement initiatives.
• Cultivated strong school-community partnerships through sustained engagement
• Coached small groups of struggling readers through structured reading interventions and consistent guidance.
• Managed significant discipline problems effectively.
• Organized special events and field trips, which was important for our school's disadvantaged population.

• Designed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with state curriculum standards.
• Fostered a positive classroom environment to enhance student learning and collaboration.
• Developed individualized education plans for students with diverse learning needs.
• Assessed student progress through various evaluation methods to inform instructional practices.
• I also made home visits, which was unusual, and which I found invaluable in building home school connections gaining parental support.